After a 15-1 start, the LSU men’s basketball team is just 3-6 over its last nine games heading into tonight’s matchup with Georgia. Even with the devastating injuries the team has suffered over the course of the season, Will Wade knows his team won’t get any sympathy and that there’s only one way for the Tigers to change the narrative…

Cut 18 (17) “…just keep winning.”

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The LSU baseball season starts Friday, and the preseason honors keep rolling in. Three Tigers, first baseman Tre Morgan, infielder Jacob Berry, and outfielder Dylan Crews were named to the preseason Golden Spikes Award watch list. The college baseball equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, the award goes to the best player each season. Berry was a 2021 nominee as a freshman at Arizona, Crews was last season’s Perfect Game Freshman of the Year, and Morgan finished fourth in the SEC in batting.

The Tigers host Maine at The Box for their three-game opening series.

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After a 26-26 finish last season, ULM baseball coach Mike Federico has higher expectations for the WarHawks this season. Though they were picked to finish ninth in the Sun Belt Conference preseason poll, UL-M is led by returnees Grant Schultz, Trace Henry, and Travis Washburn. Federico believes his team has enough experience to make a jump in the standings.

Cut 20 (12) “…in each other.”

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Home Bank has donated $1 million to Ragin’ Cajun athletics to help with the renovations of Cajun Field and secure the naming rights to the university’s soccer and track facility. Some of the funds will also go to the Ragin’ Cajuns Athletic Fund. UL alum and Home Bank president and CEO John Bordelon is co-founder of the RCAF. The donation is part of a $500 million fundraising effort by the university to renovate all of its athletic facilities.

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